76ers crush Pistons 95-75 in Game 3

PHILADELPHIA - The 76ers fans tossed confetti in the air and celebrated a series lead they could have never believed the home team would hold. The Sixers added one more surprise victory in a season stuffed with them. The win wasn't the shocker , it was the way Philadelphia completely thrashed the playoff-tested Detroit Pistons in Game 3 that was the stunner.Andre Miller was spot on with his mid-range jumper and scored 21 points, and the rest of the Sixers ran all over the court in a dominating 95-75 victory Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.Samuel Dalembert had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and the Sixers led by as many as 24 points in their first home playoff game since 2005."It didn't look like we had any jitters at all," Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks said.Philadelphia had no reason for nerves from start to finish. The Sixers proved their Game 1 victory was no fluke, doing everything Detroit normally did on the way to five straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals: Hit clutch shots, never lost composure and kept the pressure on all game to never let the Pistons go on a serious run."They're not supposed to be where they're at," Pistons guard Chauncey Billups said. "They're up 2-1 against a team nobody thought they could beat. I could understand why they're happy." SOURCE:PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER